USF preserves history in 3D using lasers

USF archaeologists laser map artifacts, sites

"Our heritage is just extremely imperiled, whether it's in our own backyard or whether it's on a global basis," said Dr. Lori Collins, Director USF’s Alliance for Integrated Spacial Technologies.

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TAMPA - We're just going to take one individual scan of out in front of the Marshall Center," explained USF's Dr. Jeff Du Vernay.

You've never experienced USF's campus quite like this.

"It is shooting out a laser," said Du Vernay.

"It puts you right into your actual environment so you can see what's around you, what's above you, below you, and all around," said Dr. Travis Doering, Director USF's Alliance for Integrated Spacial Technologies.

A team using lasers to create 3D maps is bringing the University of South Florida to the world.